Data shows that trench collapses have declined nearly 70 percent since 2022. Excavation shoring is a science that involves complex engineering calculations, soil studies, not to mention a strong ...

The contractor needs to pay special attention to the width and depth of trench to determine if shoring is required." "With shoring, a contractor can use any type of compaction available ...

Contractors who don't comply with the Occupational Health and Safety Act pose safety risks on workers in construction sites.

Two workers who were trapped after a trench collapsed while conducting sewer work in Wyandotte were rescued Tuesday night Crews from around Wayne County, including trench rescue teams assisted in ...

In conjunction with Kent Freeman's May feature on trench rescue operations, this document offers trench rescue tabulated data that can be used in type C soils anywhere in the United States as long ...

Joel Gomez was in a 17-foot-deep unshored earthen channel that collapsed onto him on Aug. 28, leaving him trapped under dirt ...

The Virginia Department of Labor and Industry (DOLI), in partnership with the Virginia Department of Fire Programs and the ...